to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
thought; consideration; thinking
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
about this time; about now
street; quarter; district; area
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
not worth considering; out of the question
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm